posterizing

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A form of posterize — To inadvertently or intentionally reduce the number of colours in (a photograph or other image), changing a continuous gradation of tone to several regions of fewer tones with abrupt changes from one tone to another.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of posterize
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APA

posterizing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posterizing

MLA

“posterizing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posterizing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “posterizing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posterizing.

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